What is Degenerate Art?
Have you guys ever heard of the term Degenerate Art? It is the translation of the German term Entartete Kunst. It is actually from the Nazi times. Those days people were trying to break free from the suppression by dictators like Hitler and Mussolini and some of them were showing it by their art. Some of the greatest pieces of art were created in this period.
The Nazis were threatened or disgusted by these paintings. They confiscated and exhibited them hoping that people would agree that this kind of art is bad and awful and the artists shoud be punished. The exhibition had the name Entartete Kunst which was a means of propaganda. Most people did actually agree with the Nazis or at least pretended to but some were able to see how fantastic and important those paintings and sculptures were.
I would love to show you some pictures from the exhibition but they are copyrighted so you'll have to google it yourselves and you really shoud. Anyone who likes Dadaism or Surrealism will feel inspired. The Nazis stole and burnt a lot of our culture but they were not able to take away everything.
By the way: Please don't argue with me wether the Nazis were good or not. I am a tolerant person but I will not tolerate comments that go against people from other countries, disabled people, people who are not straight, disabled people or people with different religious beliefs. This site is supposed to be for people who are open minded.
Feel free to comment in my Blog under the category Personal Thoughts.
The Nazis were threatened or disgusted by these paintings. They confiscated and exhibited them hoping that people would agree that this kind of art is bad and awful and the artists shoud be punished. The exhibition had the name Entartete Kunst which was a means of propaganda. Most people did actually agree with the Nazis or at least pretended to but some were able to see how fantastic and important those paintings and sculptures were.
I would love to show you some pictures from the exhibition but they are copyrighted so you'll have to google it yourselves and you really shoud. Anyone who likes Dadaism or Surrealism will feel inspired. The Nazis stole and burnt a lot of our culture but they were not able to take away everything.
By the way: Please don't argue with me wether the Nazis were good or not. I am a tolerant person but I will not tolerate comments that go against people from other countries, disabled people, people who are not straight, disabled people or people with different religious beliefs. This site is supposed to be for people who are open minded.
Feel free to comment in my Blog under the category Personal Thoughts.
Streaming
Have you ever streamed a movie on the Internet? I have. People said it was not illegal so I did it because I was often bored and then just wanted to watch a movie or whatever. In the end it was so extreme I would go on American streaming sites everyday to watch the latest episodes of New Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Glee, America's Next Topmodel, Project Runway and 2 Broke Girls. You can tell I was pretty busy watching TV shows.
And then one day the German law made streaming completely illegal. Can you imagine how much time I suddenly had? The problem was I had always gotten along with the German law very well. No incidents excpent for almost burning an umbrella on sylvester many years ago. But suddenly I really had a problem. I wanted to stream so bad. One day at University I told myself fuck it and went to a University computer. I opened the streaming page and opened the movie - it was broke or something. So I clicked on the next one and then something popped up telling me that an illegal action had been detected and that I would have to pay 100€ for it. I was in such a state of shock. I thought they would kick me out of University for breaking the law.
I ran around looking for somebody to tell me what to do. They kept sending me from one person to another until finally the administrator told me I did not get caught breaking the law - I had simply opened a virus. I did not get kicked out of University. The administrator just asked me to stop streaming movies on the campus and believe me: I never tried streaming anything agein.
Still I do not quite get the law. I do understand that it damages the movie industrie but why does somebody who streams a movie get five years of jail and most pedophiles do not even get a month? THAT is my problem. Why is the life of a child less important than industries? Somebody in the judiciary should really think about his priorities.
Do you agree with me? Do you have other streaming laws in your country? Comment in the Blog under the category Personal Thoughts.
And then one day the German law made streaming completely illegal. Can you imagine how much time I suddenly had? The problem was I had always gotten along with the German law very well. No incidents excpent for almost burning an umbrella on sylvester many years ago. But suddenly I really had a problem. I wanted to stream so bad. One day at University I told myself fuck it and went to a University computer. I opened the streaming page and opened the movie - it was broke or something. So I clicked on the next one and then something popped up telling me that an illegal action had been detected and that I would have to pay 100€ for it. I was in such a state of shock. I thought they would kick me out of University for breaking the law.
I ran around looking for somebody to tell me what to do. They kept sending me from one person to another until finally the administrator told me I did not get caught breaking the law - I had simply opened a virus. I did not get kicked out of University. The administrator just asked me to stop streaming movies on the campus and believe me: I never tried streaming anything agein.
Still I do not quite get the law. I do understand that it damages the movie industrie but why does somebody who streams a movie get five years of jail and most pedophiles do not even get a month? THAT is my problem. Why is the life of a child less important than industries? Somebody in the judiciary should really think about his priorities.
Do you agree with me? Do you have other streaming laws in your country? Comment in the Blog under the category Personal Thoughts.